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avoirdupois [ævədəpɔ́iz] samostalnik
utežni sistem, veljaven v angleško govorečih državah za vse blago, razen za drage kovine in zdravila (1 funt = 16 unč)
pogovorno debelost, prevelika teža (človeka)

babel [béibəl] samostalnik
visoka zgradba
figurativno babilon, zmešnjava; razgrajanje, krik in vik

back-bencher [bǽkbenčə] samostalnik
poslanec, ki sedi v zadnji klopi in ki ni član kabineta

badminton [bǽdmintən] samostalnik
vrsta hladilne pijače iz črnega vina, sodavice in sladkorja
šport vrsta igre

baisse bear market, depression, slump, decline; fall in prices

špekulacija na baisse bear operation, ZDA short sale
špekulant na baisse bear
špekulirati na baisse to bear

bandy² [bændi] prehodni glagol
premetavati; pričkati se; spogledovati se; deliti in dobivati udarce

to bandy about, to bandy a rumour širiti govorico
to bandy words with s.o. pričkati se s kom
her name was freely bandied about njeno ime je šlo od ust do ust

bárvar dyer; painter; (prodajalec barv) dealer in paints, owner of paint shop

base¹ [beis] samostalnik
osnova, podlaga; podstavek, temelj; noga, podnožje; osnovnica, osnovna ploskev
kemija baza
vojska baza, oporišče; start in cilj (pri tekmi)

báti se to fear, to dread, to apprehend, to be afraid of, to be in fear of, to be apprehensive of; to have cold feet; to stand in fear (ali awe) of; to shy away from, žargon to funk; (biti zaskrbljen) to be anxious (ali uneasy) about

zelo báti se to be frightened
bati se je it is to be feared
ničesar se ni bati there is nothing to be afraid of
ničesar se ne bati to be game for anything
ne bojte se! (ni nevarnosti) never fear!
báti se boga to fear God
ne bati se ne boga ne zlodeja to fear no foe
bolj se boji matere kot očeta he is more scared of his mother than of his father
bojim se, da je prepozno I fear that it is too late
bojim se za Vas I'm (really) worried about you
bojim se za njegovo zdravje I am worried sick about his health

battels [bǽtlz] samostalnik
množina račun za študentovo hrano in stanovanje (v Oxfordu)

báviti se to occupy oneself, to be occupied (z with); to deal (z with); to busy oneself (z with); (s športom ipd.) to go in for; (zanimati se za) to be interested in

báviti se s trgovino to do business, to trade (in), to deal (in)
nekoliko se bavim z glasbo I'm quite interested in music
bavi se s premnogimi stvarmi (figurativno) he has too many irons in the fire
s to stvarjo sem se mnogo bavil it is a matter I have given a lot of thought to

belogardíst White Guard, member of a right-wing political movement in Slovenia before and during World War II

benthos [bénɵɔs] samostalnik
biologija globinska favna in flora

berm [bə:m] samostalnik
vojska izboklina med jarkom in prsobranom

besnéti to be enraged, to be furious, to be in a fury, to rage, ZDA to be mad; (morje, vihar) to rage

billboard [bílbɔ:d] samostalnik
deska za lepake in oglase

bimetalism [baimétəlizəm] samostalnik
bimetalizem, denarni sistem, ki temelji na dveh kovinah: zlatu in srebru

bístven essential; fundamental; main, principal; (važen) material, prime, weighty, substantial, vital; bistveno (prislov) essentially, in the main

blossom-faced [blɔ́səmfeist] pridevnik
rdeč in zabuhel

boat-hook [bóuthuk] samostalnik
drog za privlačevanje in odrivanje čolnov, ribiški kavelj